Love the Tartan floor. Several high schools at the time had gone to those, so I played on lots of floors like that. Seems that knee injuries piled up, so they lost favor.
Same here. University of Houston had tartan and I twisted the old ankle there and took weeks to recover. Didn’t keep Birdsong from getting his 30 though!
They had good grip, and relative to the wood floors at the time that were mostly put down directly on concrete, they were springy. First time I dunked was off of a tartan floor. But they also tended to grab, and sometime knee ligaments couldn't take it.
@@g.shumway5925 Jim Brewer redeemed himself by being a good player for the Cavaliers. I believe he is in the Ohio HOF. Bill Musselman, a native of Wooster, Ohio, lived in infamy until his death.
@@ARIZJOE Cool. I actually worked summers in Wooster early 2000s (tennis camp run by the College of Wooster--all us counselors were collegiate players). One of the campers was Brian Brennan's son lol (Browns WR early 90s or so).
@@g.shumway5925 My brothers went to the basketball camp at Wooster before your time. One graduated as a Scot, as did sportscaster Vince Cellini and Zowie Bowie. Wayne County had a rich sports history, with Dean Chance, Bob Knight, Dick Schafrath, and others. Brian Brennan caught a lot of balls from Kosar, and was a very good player.
Another example of how money sucks the fun out of things Basketball is a game first and and sport second. It’s entertainment primarily and not a way of life. Fun is more important than excellence. In games at least.
They can't do it today, because all most of the guys can do is Shoot super long 3's at under 35%. Passing, faking, dribbling nearly vanished unfortunately.
It’s all about the dunk and individual goals nothing to do with team play basketball actually is not worth watching!!! For real basketball enthusiasts the 1970’s , 1980’s, and 1990’s.
You still can’t hang on the rim during warm ups. I used to love watching my D2 college and seeing how creative guys could get with the “soft slam” during warmups
This was back in the day when there was no traveling allowed no carrying the ball allowed no palming the ball allowed You had to play by the rules! What they call a crossover dribble today is nothing but a violation of the rules
Fantastic and entertaining warm-up drills with a Globetrotter flair. Bernard King and Ernie Grunfeld on this team, the Bernie and Ernie show!
My how things have changed lol.
Great vid from the good years
Yeah, no traveling allowed, no shot clock....real team basketball!
Bernard King and Ernie Grunfeld.
Two New York boys. It must have been a bit of culture shock for them at first.
And both of them- Ernie, especially, I think- sounded like New Yorkers.
Takes me back to my childhood in Roane County. Man, I really wish we still played in Stokely, never forget seeing my first game there.
Love that. People will come early to watch warmups. I saw a high school team like that in the 70’s. Players were loose and and ready to play.
Very entertaining! Thank you for posting.
Hand-eye coordination drills with a flair.
Love the Tartan floor. Several high schools at the time had gone to those, so I played on lots of floors like that. Seems that knee injuries piled up, so they lost favor.
Same here. University of Houston had tartan and I twisted the old ankle there and took weeks to recover. Didn’t keep Birdsong from getting his 30 though!
They had good grip, and relative to the wood floors at the time that were mostly put down directly on concrete, they were springy. First time I dunked was off of a tartan floor. But they also tended to grab, and sometime knee ligaments couldn't take it.
As a UK fan have always loved the floor at Stokely and at LSU. It was widely used by colleges across the US.
We had that in our new middle school gym. Fall of ‘74.
Too hard.
I also see Stu Aberdeen, assistant coach, who later coached at Marshall.
ABA ball. Were the Memphis Sounds hosting the Kentucky Colonels?
I was about to say we did the weave but then I saw the behind the head alley oop pass and I was like "nope"
The Stokely Center! Folding wooden seats were hard to sit on so standing was mandatory anyway 😅
It was all about the fun back then. Now, it's all about the money.
Stylish and fun
This is great. I also miss how they used to darken the entire audience and the heavy lights would only be on the court. That's been done away with.
When basketball was beautiful
The Ernie and Bernie Show
Love the pants on coach
There is a video of Minnesota’s complete pregame warmup before playing top-ranked Indiana in the mid 1970s. Pretty cool to watch.
Right. The warmup that inspired them to commit battery against Ohio State after the game was lost.
@@ARIZJOE😂. Dave Winfield was on that Gopher team. Jim Brewer was also on that Gopher team and went on to be on the infamous 1972 Olympic team.
@@g.shumway5925 Jim Brewer redeemed himself by being a good player for the Cavaliers. I believe he is in the Ohio HOF. Bill Musselman, a native of Wooster, Ohio, lived in infamy until his death.
@@ARIZJOE Cool. I actually worked summers in Wooster early 2000s (tennis camp run by the College of Wooster--all us counselors were collegiate players). One of the campers was Brian Brennan's son lol (Browns WR early 90s or so).
@@g.shumway5925 My brothers went to the basketball camp at Wooster before your time. One graduated as a Scot, as did sportscaster Vince Cellini and Zowie Bowie. Wayne County had a rich sports history, with Dean Chance, Bob Knight, Dick Schafrath, and others. Brian Brennan caught a lot of balls from Kosar, and was a very good player.
Is this real? Harlem Globetrotters turn Vols?
But with no three point line, how did players know where to jack up shots five seconds into the shot clock? Tough times back then…
Another example of how money sucks the fun out of things
Basketball is a game first and and sport second. It’s entertainment primarily and not a way of life.
Fun is more important than excellence. In games at least.
Fun!
A lot of jelly in that lay up line.
They can't do it today, because all most of the guys can do is Shoot super long 3's at under 35%. Passing, faking, dribbling nearly vanished unfortunately.
It’s all about the dunk and individual goals nothing to do with team play basketball actually is not worth watching!!! For real basketball enthusiasts the 1970’s , 1980’s, and 1990’s.
This was a whole different world than today.
I was just thinking about this very thing this weekend while watching college ball. I will ask a college coach why?
Woods to Ernie G....bottom!
I'm not sure if someone's playing music over that or there's a band playing?
Tennessee beat Kentucky that night in a thriller 103-98.
Back when dunking was prohibited in college basketball.
Well, the ban was lifted in 1976.
You still can’t hang on the rim during warm ups. I used to love watching my D2 college and seeing how creative guys could get with the “soft slam” during warmups
This was back in the day when there was no traveling allowed no carrying the ball allowed no palming the ball allowed
You had to play by the rules!
What they call a crossover dribble today is nothing but a violation of the rules
Tennessee a basketball power?
GBO The Volunteers of the University of Tennessee
Bernie + Ernie Show
🏀 Yep, I remember the Sports Illustrated story.
But players weren't athletic back then so they say. 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
So…these were all Plumbers???😂😂😂😂I’m seeing a lot of modern skill here while doing it under the rules.
Because teams don't pass the ball... hardly ever anymore.
Because it’s all for show. It’s superficial.
Refreshingly, there are no comments here ripping today's players for some perceived lack of fundamemtals.
Because it is a waste of time
I could beat these guys 1on1 while drinken a beer.
Well, they are in their 70's now.
@@mattrinck7503 id still put my money on B King
@@mattrinck7503 that's funny
They'd sober you up in 30 seconds 🤣
Long before it was a wannabe rapper competition
basketball has skilled players now, they know how to pass lol